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Originally posted by JVN
Sure with the tiered system it might take you 7 years to get a "free ride" to the championship, but at least you'll get to go eventually....
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I hope this doesn't seriously happen.. Think about it, if you join a FIRST team in your freshman year, and stay with it during all 4 years of high school, but have to leave for college, work, etc. after you graduate, then you have missed out on the opportunity to experience what a first National competition is all about.
True, you will have gone to many regionals, and maybe mini comps along the way, but the Nationals event is the grandest event in FIRST.. Why take that experience away from someone??
Compared to a regional or mini comp, Nationals is indescribable!
I think that every team should at least have an opportunity to go to the Nats every 4 years at least (3 would be better, 2 would be great) because of just that reason.
I hope this is just a temporary solution like it has been guessed before!